diff --git a/css/knacss.css b/css/knacss.css
index 59aa47f..d7bdff2 100644
--- a/css/knacss.css
+++ b/css/knacss.css
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ sub {
 table { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
 
 /* avoid top margins on first content element */
+p:first-child,
 ul:first-child,
 ol:first-child,
 dl:first-child,
diff --git a/less/knacss.less b/less/knacss.less
index b8bf9c5..2caacfa 100644
--- a/less/knacss.less
+++ b/less/knacss.less
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mark {
 table { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
 
 /* avoid top margins on first content element */
-ul, ol, dl,
+p, ul, ol, dl,
 blockquote, pre,
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
 	&:first-child {